Florida Megathread

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Is the relative that dated Crist a man?

No, a woman who he never once even kissed over eight months. They might have been engaged IIRC. She is a distant relative, but her mother (my great-aunt) would know. Just a stupid little story that doesn't detract from what happened tonight outside of my own butt-hurtery.

[Donerail]

It isn't over yet, but...this was just...ugh.

"Privately, Republicans/Rick Scott loyalists are telling me the moment he didn't go onstage over fangate was the moment he lost the election." - Marc Caputo

I'm not calling it yet, but this is definitely a couple points - more than Sink '10 phonegate level.

It's his trademark, but if the agreement-which the moderators insisted upon keep in mind-was followed, the fan would have been removed. Charlie was a douche to begin with, but he got the reaction he wanted. Props to Charlie for a smart, borderline Nixonian move.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

It isn't over yet, but...this was just...ugh.

"Privately, Republicans/Rick Scott loyalists are telling me the moment he didn't go onstage over fangate was the moment he lost the election." - Marc Caputo

I'm not calling it yet, but this is definitely a couple points - more than Sink '10 phonegate level.

It's his trademark, but if the agreement-which the moderators insisted upon keep in mind-was followed, the fan would have been removed. Charlie was a douche to begin with, but he got the reaction he wanted. Props to Charlie for a smart, borderline Nixonian move.

Phonegate was in the commercial break. It was bad, but it was largely ignored. This was very, very, very public. Scott needs to come back hard at the next debate, or he has lost. Your 100% right (and so is Caputo).

[IceSpear]

Is the relative that dated Crist a man?

No, a woman who he never once even kissed over eight months. They might have been engaged IIRC. She is a distant relative, but her mother (my great-aunt) would know. Just a stupid little story that doesn't detract from what happened tonight outside of my own butt-hurtery.

lol

Well, I hope you enjoy your first gay Democratic governor after he gives the criminal his overdue spanking. Charlie got to be the first gay Republican one too! Truly a trailblazer.

[Paul Kemp]

Something enlightening I'm gathering from this thread is that Sanchez doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're."

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Something enlightening I'm gathering from this thread is that Sanchez doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're."

Spellcheck keeps changing it. And I keep ignoring it. You're wrong. Or Your wrong. Or fxthfsv wrong.

[Flake]

While Scott shouldn't have thrown a hissy fit, let's not lose sight of the fact that diva Charlie needed a fan at his legs.

He always does that.

So he's a diva all the time. Great.

It was 90 degrees with 93% humidity where the debate was today. Dude sweats. Get over it. Y'all, like Charlie, need to chill

Correct and last time I checked, no one else that had to deal with the heat demanded a small electric fan. It's not a huge deal but it's still so damn diva-ish.

I'd argue that refusing to debate someone because they had a fan is much more diva-ish

[Lief 🗽]

Vintage pic of Charlie Crist from Marc Caputo's twitter, presumably before fans had been invented:



You guys think he still has the old Pi Kappa Alpha paddle lying around?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Rewatching the debate on CSPAN; the copy of the rules said no fan. Charlie broke the rule. Still, Scott messed up, spanking, etc.

[Paul Kemp]

NEVER FORGET:

[Bacon King]

Scott will have so many nice welts after his impeding spanking.

jesus inksing christ stop running this into the ground it was funny before you started to reference spanking in literally every single inksdamn thread

[Lief 🗽]

Scott's campaign's response to #fangate is something else:

[Illuminati Blood Drinker]

Is gay marriage legal in Florida and if so does this mean Charlie will eventually be able to gay marry his fan?

[bedstuy]

Charlie Crist isn't a closeted gay man.  He's a closeted wacky waving inflatable flailing arm tube man. 

That's why he needs a fan.  So, stop discriminating against his kind.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

This is the best thing in politics I've seen all day.

No, all cycle.

[Bacon King]

also here's a story about Crist and fans

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[Lief 🗽]

From the WaPo article:



LOL

[The Other Castro]

From the WaPo article:



LOL

That is probably my single favorite thing that WaPo has ever done.

[IceSpear]

Scott's campaign's response to #fangate is something else:

How hilarious would it be if Crist actually brought those things to the debate?

[IceSpear]

From the WaPo article:



LOL

Sigged.

[Eraserhead]

Ah, Florida. That was fun.

This one is over now though. Time to focus on Wisconsin.

[Tender Branson]

[Brittain33]

He's looking especially Voldemortish in this pic.

[windjammer]

I don t think that will change a lot of things...

I m still believing Scott can win.